How are Ciations stock grades calculated?
Our analytics are based on confirmatory data analysis (CDA), where proven existing trading performance results are used to derive trading metrics for picking future trades. All companies are chosen and graded on the basis of certain financial analysis and other pertinent technical criteria with a view toward maximizing the upside potential for investors while minimizing the downside risk, whenever possible. Standard technical indicators (such as MACD – moving average convergence/divergence, Stochastic, OBV – on balance volume) and our own proprietary measurements for comparative stock price strength and value are combined to give a comprehensive measurement of stock quality. Our stock grades along with our other metrics (which identify, enhance and confirm price direction) reliably reveal the profitability potential of any trade. We only expose thirty-four (34) of our metrics for screening, many more metrics go into stock grade calculations. Note: Our Advanced Stock Screener contains t